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What is a cms file and how do I open a cms file?

Connection Manager Service profile files are affixed with the .cms extension and are classified as data files used by the Microsoft Connection Manager Administration Kit software. Microsoft developed files in the CMS format to store details referenced by the Windows Connection Manager application for facilitating associated functionalities of remote dial-up connections. The Microsoft Connection Manager software is a program that can be used by administrators of Microsoft Windows-based systems to create and configure remote dial-up connections. These connections can be used by other users. The Windows Connection Manager Administrator Kit(CMAK) software was developed by Microsoft to create files in the CMS format. These CMS files also contain reference data associated to entries in the phone book accessed by the Microsoft Windows-based system. The system does this when a user requires the implementation of functionalities corresponding to remote dial-up connection profiles created by administrators with the Windows Connection Manager application.